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Studying the Nervous System UNIT I. NEURAL SIGNALING Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability Ion Channels and Transporters Synaptic Transmission Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors Molecular Signaling within Neurons Synaptic Plasticity UNIT II. SENSATION AND SENSORY PROCESSING The Somatic Sensory System Pain Vision: The Eye Central Visual Pathways The Auditory System The Vestibular System The Chemical Senses UNIT III. MOVEMENT AND ITS CENTRAL CONTROL Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration The Visceral Motor System UNIT IV. THE CHANGING BRAIN Early Brain Development Construction of Neural Circuits Modification of Neural Circuits as a Result of Experience Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System UNIT V. COMPLEX BRAIN FUNCTIONS The Association Cortices Speech and Language Sleep and Wakefulness Emotions Sex, Sexuality, and the Brain Memory Appendix: Survey of Human Neuroanatomy Atlas: The Human Central Nervous System